About Sakkottai Village

Sakkottai is a large village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,625, made up of 1,800 males and 1,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakkottai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Kumbakonam
Pincode	612401
Area (hectares)	47.46 hectares
Population	3,625
Male Population	1,800
Female Population	1,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sakkottai compares

By the 2011 count Sakkottai is the 12th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 47.46 hectares work out to about 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sakkottai

Sakkottai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sakkottai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakkottai from other places

Sakkottai lies about 33 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kumbakonam, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sakkottai
Nearest railway station	Kumbakonam	1.6 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	33 km

Villages closest to Sakkottai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbakonam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sakkottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakkottai village had a population of 3,625. That makes it the 12th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Sakkottai village has 1,800 males and 1,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakkottai has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Sakkottai is 612401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakkottai covers 47.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakkottai falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sakkottai is Kumbakonam, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakkottai.

Sakkottai is about 33 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakkottai is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 1.6 km away. Thanjavur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.